I'd start by running a few tests. I based this script on Simple XML Validation with Perl:
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Test; 
BEGIN { plan tests => 4 }

use XML::XPath;
ok(1);

my $xp = XML::XPath->new(ioref => *DATA);

my @nodes;
@nodes = $xp->findnodes('/order');
ok @nodes == 1, 1, q[the root element must be an order];
@nodes = $xp->findnodes('/order/customer');
ok @nodes == 1,1, q[an order must contain a customer element]; 
@nodes = $xp->findnodes('/order/customer/name');
ok @nodes == 1,1, q[an order must contain a customer element with name
+];

__DATA__
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<order>
 <customer>
  <name>Coyote, Ltd.</name>
  <shipping_info>
    <address>1313 Desert Road</address>
    <city>Nowheresville</city>
    <state>AZ</state>
    <zip>90210</zip>
  </shipping_info>
 </customer>

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In reply to Re: Need a way to figure which xml nodes are valid by Khen1950fx
in thread Need a way to figure which xml nodes are valid by dave_yankee

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